JAMIE Donaldson banked another é30,000 after sharing tenth place in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor then pledged: "I can win a tournament this season."

The 27-year-old Macclesfield star is bursting with so much confidence that he believes his maiden European Tour victory will come sooner than later.

And that includes this week's star-studded British Masters at Forest of Arden.

"I'm not worried about playing against the big boys," he said. "I've as good a chance as any of them the way I'm playing at the moment."

The M.E.N. columnist has certainly been putting his money where his mouth is this campaign with nearly é170,000 in the kitty, a top 30 berth in the Volvo Order of Merit and a guaranteed card for next year.

"I've never been worried about losing my status. My priority is to win."

He was never out of contention at Celtic Manor but needed to shoot the lights out to beat England's Ian Poulter who led from start to finish.

After closing with 71 for a 10-under-par total, he said: "Although I had a 68 in the third round it could have been better because I did not hole a thing."

Shaw Hill's Nick Dougherty closed with 69 to tie 31st on five-under-par but Birchwood's Phil Archer, who started the tournament with a 67 ended with a 78 to finish well down the field.